Symphony No. 1, Op. 21 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

Title Symphony No. 1 in C major
Creators Ludwig van Beethoven, composer
Opus Op.21
Instrumentation orchestra
Number of movements 4
Keys C major
Composed 1799
First published 1801
Dedication Gottfried van Swieten
Tempo markings
Metronome markings
Time signatures
Average duration (sec) 1500
Number of measures
Composition types Symphonies
Period Classical
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Sections

Title
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Metronome Key Measures
Adagio molto – Allegro con brio C major
Andante cantabile con moto F major
Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio C major
Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace C major

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete flute, violin, cello and piano Johann Nepomuk Hummel
View Complete violin, cello and piano 4 hands Carl Burchard
View Complete 2 piano 8 hands August Horn
View Complete 2 clarinets Léon Grisez
View Complete violin and piano Hans Sitt
View Complete 2 pianos Otto Singer II
View Complete piano 4 hands Carl Czerny
View Complete piano 4 hands Wilhelm Meves
View Complete piano 4 hands Jean Henri Ravina
View Complete piano 4 hands Julien Schaeffer
View Complete piano 4 hands Xaver Scharwenka
View Complete piano 4 hands Carl Zulehner
View Complete piano 4 hands
View Complete piano Joseph Gelinek
View Complete piano Franz Liszt
View Complete piano Ernst Pauer
View Complete piano Otto Singer II
View Selections violin, cello and piano Renaud de Vilbac
August Schulz
Heinrich Plock
View Adagio molto – Allegro con brio (No.1) wind band Lei Yu
View Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) strings Farid Zehar
View Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) 2 piano 8 hands Georges Jean Pfeiffer
View Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) 2 recorders Louis François Philippe Drouet
View Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) violin and piano Friedrich Hermann
View Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) organ Albert Lister Peace
View Minuet (No.3) string quartet Richard Hofmann
View Minuet (No.3) piano Charles Kunkel

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete Cianchettini & Sperati 1809 Complete Score
View Complete Breitkopf und Härtel 1862 Complete Score
Complete Score
View Complete Litolff Complete Score
View Complete Eulenburg 1938 1. Adagio molto; Allegro con brio
2. Andante cantabile con moto
3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace
4. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
View Complete CCARH Complete Score
1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
2. Andante cantabile con moto
3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace
4. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
View Complete Complete Score
View Complete Dong Quoc 2018 Complete Score
View Complete parts Sieber Cover
Flute 2
Oboe 1, 2
Clarinet 1, 2 (C)
Bassoon 1, 2
Horn 1, 2 (C)
Trumpet 1, 2 (C)
Timpani
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
View Complete parts Breitkopf und Härtel Flute 1, 2
Oboe 1, 2
Clarinet 1, 2 (C, plus transposed B)
Bassoon 1, 2
Horn 1, 2 (C, F, plus transposed F)
Trumpet 1, 2 (C, plus transposed B)
Timpani
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos and Basses
View Complete parts Jane Thomas 2014 Alto Sax (E) substitute for Horn 1
Bass Clarinets substitute for Bassoons
View Complete Arrangement for flute, violin, cello and piano
by Johann Nepomuk Hummel
N. Simrock Complete Parts
View Complete Arrangement for flute, violin, cello and piano
by Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Schott Flute
Violin
Cello
Piano
View Complete Arrangement for violin, cello and piano 4 hands
by Carl Burchard
Breitkopf und Härtel Complete Score
Violin
Cello
View Complete Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands
by August Horn
Breitkopf und Härtel Piano 1
Piano 2
View Complete Arrangement for 2 clarinets
by Léon Grisez
Alphonse Leduc 1898 Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for violin and piano
by Hans Sitt
Edition Peters 1886 Complete Score
Violin Part
View Complete Arrangement for 2 pianos
by Otto Singer II
Edition Peters Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Carl Czerny
Bernard Meylan 2021 Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Wilhelm Meves
Litolff 1890 Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Jean Henri Ravina
Lemoine 1872 Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Julien Schaeffer
Breitkopf und Härtel Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Xaver Scharwenka
Universal Edition Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Carl Zulehner
Edition Peters Complete Score (300 dpi)
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands Schirmer 1894 Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Joseph Gelinek
Diabelli Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Franz Liszt
Breitkopf und Härtel Complete Score (S.464/1)
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Franz Liszt
Breitkopf und Härtel 1922 Complete Score (S.464/1)
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Franz Liszt
Editio Musica 1992 Frontmatter (scan)
Complete Score (S.464/1) (scan)
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Ernst Pauer
Augener Complete Score
Frontispiece and Index
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Otto Singer II
Edition Peters Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for violin, cello and piano
by Renaud de Vilbac
August Schulz
Heinrich Plock

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Litolff 1879 Complete Score
Violin Part
Cello Part
View Adagio molto – Allegro con brio (No.1) Arrangement for wind band
by Lei Yu
Complete Score
View Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) Arrangement for strings
by Farid Zehar
Farid Zehar 2018 Complete Score
View Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands
by Georges Jean Pfeiffer
A. O'Kelly 1878 Complete Score
View Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) Arrangement for 2 recorders
by Louis François Philippe Drouet
Jürgen Knuth Complete Score
Engraving files (Capella)
View Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) Arrangement for violin and piano
by Friedrich Hermann
Edition Peters Complete Score and Violin Part
View Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) Arrangement for organ
by Albert Lister Peace
Novello 1911 Complete Score
View Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) Arrangement for organ
by Albert Lister Peace
Novello 1911 Complete Score
View Minuet (No.3) Arrangement for string quartet
by Richard Hofmann
Edition Peters Complete Score and Parts
View Minuet (No.3) Arrangement for piano
by Charles Kunkel
Kunkel Brothers 1883 Complete Score

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeSectionEnsemblePerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View Complete United States Marine Band (band) Captain Ryan J. Nowlin, conductor 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
2. Andante cantabile con moto
3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio
4. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
View Complete Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) William Steinberg, conductor 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
2. Andante cantabile con moto
3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio
4. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
View Complete Berliner Philharmoniker (orchestra) Herbert von Karajan, conductor Complete Performance
View Complete London Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) Josef Krips, conductor 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
2. Andante cantabile con moto
3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio
4. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
View Complete Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra) René Leibowitz, conductor 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
2. Andante cantabile con moto
3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio
4. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
View Complete Detroit Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) Paul Paray, conductor 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
2. Andante cantabile con moto
3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio
4. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
View Complete Columbia Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) Bruno Walter, conductor 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
2. Andante cantabile con moto
3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio
4. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
View Complete Bamberger Symphoniker (orchestra) Joseph Keilberth, conductor Complete Recording
View Complete Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (orchestra) Ernest Ansermet, conductor 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
2. Andante cantabile con moto
3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio
4. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
View Complete Wiener Symphoniker (orchestra) Hermann Scherchen, conductor 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
2. Andante cantabile con moto
3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio
4. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
View Complete Wiener Philharmoniker (orchestra) Carl Schuricht, conductor Complete Recording
View Adagio molto - Allegro con brio (selection) Papalin, performer For Recorder Ensemble (Papalin) Abridged Performance
View MIDI Andante cantabile con moto For 2 Recorders (Drouet-Knuth) Synthesized Audio
View Synthesized Andante cantabile con moto For Organ (Peace) Synthesized Audio


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